England on track despite France defeat after encouraging Six Nations
It says everything about Steve Borthwick that come Monday morning, when most international coaches would rightly be drawing breath after two months in the thick of Six Nations battle, the England boss will instead board a flight to New Zealand to begin preparations for his side’s summer tour. Time with the family can wait for Borthwick as he begins to put in place a performance programme that he hopes can take it to the All Blacks in July.
The work never stops for Borthwick, who , even before a thorough review to come. There was a strange atmosphere around the England squad in the hours after their defeat to France in Lyon, a squad beaten on the night but burgeoning overall They rose to the challenge of backing
